Chinese taxi app Yidao Yongche teases deal with Uber

Chinese e-hailing app Yidao Yongche has hinted at a new deal with Uber that could see the California-based company increase its presence in the country.

As reported by Reuters, Yidao Yongche yesterday (May 17) posted an image to Chinese microblogging site Weibo featuring a heart connecting its own and Uber’s logos, the date “May 21, 2015”, and words that when translated read: “It’s best to be together”. The picture was later captured and posted to Twitter byTech in Asia journalist Josh Horwitz (scroll down to view).

A potentially huge market, China has provided Uber with some problems in the past. In January, the country’s Ministry of Transport banned unlicensed vehicles from taking passengers for cash using ride-sharing apps. In response, Uber said it had not been banned in China, but would be adopting to the country’s regulations.